• kantha lines •
Kantha quilted embroidery, c. 1900
Cotton plain weave; hand sewn, quilted and embroidered with cotton thread in red & black.
Available
Paithani Shalu Saree Double Pallu (Pallov) indigo Blue Sari,Its characterised by borders of an oblique square design, and a two pallu design,It’s ... read more
• blue STORY•
This Square kantha from Bengal, features a central mandala surrounded by diagonal flower shaped designs and stars above and underneath ... read more
Folk Art of Punjab, Phulkari From East(Punjab)India Called As Folk phulkari.Proper Samalsar, kotkapura of Punjab India.C.1900. Rare Figurative Design. Floss Silk on ... read more
Balinese Kamesan Calendar.
Called a 'tabing plintangan'.
Large rectangular plain weave natural cotton cloth dipped in rice paste
and painted with polychrome tints. The cloth ... read more
• chakla •
The signature effect of the colour full embroidery sparkles when small mirrors called abla are sewn over the geometrically shaped ... read more
• kutchi purse •
The most colourful array of fabrics imaginable.
Sharing this beautiful hand embroidered Kutchi purse from kutch and Saurashtra region of
Tampan, ceremonial textile from Lampung, s. Sumatra, Indonesia, cotton, patterned by supplemental wefts on a plain weave ground, 26 x 31 inches, ... read more
Yomut(?) Turkmen Embroidered Collar(from a garment), 3'5' long by 3.5" wide, 19th c., Central Asia
A very different composition of design as compared ... read more
An Very Rare And Very Indigo Blue Lahariya Design Saree With Stamp , Mordant- And Resist-Dyed Cotton, From Rajasthan India. India.
c.1850-1870. ... read more
Woman's silk shawl, Palembang region, s. Sumatra, Indonesia, resist dye patterning, 34 x 83 inches, late 19th/early 20th cnetury. Small damages and ... read more
Amish or possibly Mennonite quilt from Pennsylvannia, wool flannel front fabric, 19th century, 76 x 78 inches, Streak of lightening design, Good ... read more
• undivided bengal •
Kantha-making whole again that was fragmented or broken.
c. 1900
Cotton plain weave; hand sewn, quilted and embroidered with cotton thread ... read more
Selendang Megamendung Silk Batik
<<< Dreadful photograph on RugRabbit : if interested i will email you the original>>
a selendang is a long, ... read more
Hinggi Kombu, Sumba , Indonesia. Prior 1950.
Man's ceremonial shoulder wrap, cotton, decorated with warp ikat used for adat exchanges and clothing.
Alternating rows ... read more
Man's bark cloth headhunting headwrapper, Toradja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia, painted with natural pigments, 44 x 56 inches, circa 1900-1940. These wrappers were ... read more
Chintz Kalamkari Wood Block And Hand-Drawn, Mordant- And Resist-Dyed Khadi Cotton, From Barmer Rajasthan, Western Part of India. India. c.18751900. Exported to ... read more
Pre-Columbian panel, post Wari, circa 900-1000 ad with 6 anthropomorphic figures, 21 x 23 inches.. The panel is patterned by supplemental wool ... read more
antique kalamkari printed and painted cotton panel recently found in tibet
not expensive... originally probably an indian temple wall hanging or ... read more
An Pair of Chintz Palampore Kalamkari with double tree design, cotton, mordant-dyed and resist-dyed,From Coromandel Coast South India. India.
Exported to the European ... read more
• dress front •
Sindh, Pakistan, mid 20th- century
The work of Sindhi embroidery motifs is designed peculiarly in silk and cotton thread on ... read more
• embroidery •
All the Dowry items are embroidered in floss silk or cotton, almost almost embellished with sheesha (mirrorwork) and couched threads. ... read more
